Mahindra Duro

Mahindra Duro OverView

Mahindra has three products in its portfolio so far after introduction of Mahindra Rodeo and Mahindra Duro. Both Rodeo and Duro are sharing the same engine and cosmetic. However, the looks are same as Kinetic Nova. But Duro has better engine than Nova. It has also a largest fuel tank and largest wheelbase.

The Mahindra Duro is competing with likes of Bajaj Kristal, Honda Activa, Suzuki Access. The ex-showroom price of the Mahindra Duro is Rs 38,299. The Duro is priced lower due to some of the features are not provided in it and it would be a great marketing policy to sell both of them. Duro is powered by a four stroke engine with 124.6cc of displacement with technological and design inputs from Taiwan’s SYM and Italy’s Engines Engineering and develops 8 bhp power and 9 Nm torque.

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Mahindra Duro is regarded a finest product by Mahindra. The Mahindra Duro is blessed with a largest wheelbase, 1290mm, and largest fuel tank in the class. Its four stroke engine of the machine belts out 8 bhp of maximum power at 7,000 rpm while it produces maximum torque of 9 Nm at 5,500 rpm. The claimed top speed is 80 kmph. The scooter sports self and kick start option. It is available in nice six shades which are generally found on cars only. The company tried its best to make it a completely different machine than Mahindra Rodeo. The scooter has speed, power, storage space, finest battery, long wheelbase, good looking dashboard and so on.

Mahindra Duro Models

The Mahindra Duro is equipped with under seat fuel system, stunning six colours, largest wheelbase and fuel tank.

Mileage/Average/ Fuel Economy

Contary to Mahindra Rodeo, Duro houses under seat fuel tank that is largest in the segment. The maximum fuel capacity of the tank is around 6 litres with a reserve of 1 litre. The machine gives 45 kmpl of mileage in city traffic. But you need to get down form the scooter for refilling that is the case with other gearless scooters in India.

Colours

The power scooter, Mahindra Duro has various colour options such as Golden Beige, Pearl White , Fiery Black , Mystique Grey , Cappuccino Brown and Majestic Maroon . You can see these body colours on front mudguard, rear grab bars, body panels and mask. But rear view mirrors and rear fender is not in body colour. Rest of the scooter possesses black treatment.

Acceleration and Pick up

Pick-up and acceleration is not a big concern in the Mahindra Duro as it is loaded with best power mill that churns good power and help to grow performance. With the help of its power engine, the vehicle managed to achieve a top speed of 80 kmph.

 

 

Appearance

Mahindra Duro has a very macho looks and eye-catching and different colour options make it more sought after. The front face houses long sized turn indicators seem like wolf's eye, horn rimmed headlight, rear view mirrors, front mudguard and handlebars. Apart from these, Mahindra Duro logo and Duro sticker and graphics are pasted at the front side of the scooter. The headlight of the vehicle is very special, Horn rimmed, with clear vision. This time, the rear view mirrors are not in body colour as it was there in Mahindra Rodeo. Although rear garb rails are in very body colour.
The instrument cluster of the machine is not a digital one but analogue. The conventional dashboard comprised of fuel gauge, speedometer, odometer, upper beam indicator and indicators lights. The background colour of the console is white that gives a cool look to it.
The seat for riders are bigger than Rodeo's and promise better and comfort seating. However, there is no mobile charger socket which is common in each and every scooter launched nowadays. You need to raise your seat to refilling for the petrol tank is fitted under the seat in Mahindra Duro. The scooter is light weighted and saddle height is low that allow the rider to control the scooter in a better way.

 

 

Comfort

Mahindra Duro, the sibling of Mahindra Rodeo, comes with great cosmetic and comfort features. The seating arrangements of the scooter is made with keeping comfort in mind only. Both the seat for pillion and rider are wide and comfy. Enough legroom is left for better placement of leg and bag holder is there for hanging bags. The seats are designed in a way that even after a long drive, you will not feel tiredness. However, taller riders may feel some difficulty since their knee might touch the handlebars or front area.
In both the scooters of Mahindra, enough storage space is provided under the seat which also make it a perfect family scooter. But due to under seat storage space, you can only have your big helmet inside and some small stuff. More space is carved in the front side under the handlebars. Here you can have you paper like items. Two lights are fitted in the underseat storage space to allow you see clearly even in night time.

Dimensions

As far as overall dimensions are concerned, Mahindra Duro scores over the Rodeo. The overall length of the scooter is 1819mm, height-1076mm and width is 740mm. It has 155mm of ground clearance. The seat height of the Duro is more than Rodeo. It has got 770mm of saddle height as against 760mm of Rodeo. Kerb weight of Duro is 105 kg.

Engine Capacity and Performance

Mahindra Duro and Mahindra Rodeo are equipped with the same engine which powers the Mahindra Flyte. It is a four stroke engine with a displacement of 124.6cc. The powerful and already tested mill of the three scooters, Flyte, Rodeo and Duro, belts out 8 bhp of power at 7,000 rpm and churns 9 Nm of peak torque at 5,500 rpm. The throttle response is mind blogging and never loss the flow in any speed. Mahindra can also be started by kick and electronically. The scooter sports supercharged battery that ensure instant starting of engine and clear lit up of headlight and turn indicators. Pick up and power is awesome in this scooter if we compared it with others in the class. The scooter looks like Mahindra Nova but left far behind in performance.

Wheels and tyres

The size of rear and front tyres in Mahindra Rodeo and Mahindra Duro is same but wheelbase is different. The wheelbase is 1290mm in Mahindra Duro while Rodeo has 1245mm of wheelbase.
The specifications of both the tyres are 3.5X10 inch. However, ten inch tyres are good enough for this kind of gearless scooter. The tyres and wheelbase help the vehicle to grip road with ease.

Suspension

Mahindra Duro is equipped with latest forks to give smoothest ride. The gearless scooter sports telescopic shock absorbers at front and hydraulic type fork at the rear end. Suspensions work efficiently when jerks come across while the cushion like seat reduce the weight of jolts. Both the forks add to the comfort and let's you enjoy city and highway riding as well.

Handling and Control

The scooter is packed with most advanced safety and controlling features such as wide brakes and finest suspensions. For instant halting, 130mm of drum type brakes are installed in the machine. And for the vehicle like this, these brakes are good enough. Wide tyres and wheelbase help the vehicle to balance it in any speed. Here you need not to worry as its peak speed is only 80 kmph. However, go slow in bad weather and rough surface.

 

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Mahindra has three products in its portfolio so far after introduction of Mahindra Rodeo and Mahindra Duro. Both Rodeo and Duro are sharing the same engine and cosmetic. However, the looks are same as Kinetic Nova. But Duro has better engine than Nova. It has also a largest fuel tank and largest wheelbase.

The Mahindra Duro is competing with likes of Bajaj Kristal, Honda Activa, Suzuki Access. The ex-showroom price of the Mahindra Duro is Rs 38,299. The Duro is priced lower due to some of the features are not provided in it and it would be a great marketing policy to sell both of them. Duro is powered by a four stroke engine with 124.6cc of displacement with technological and design inputs from Taiwan’s SYM and Italy’s Engines Engineering and develops 8 bhp power and 9 Nm torque.

Mahindra Duro is regarded a finest product by Mahindra. The Mahindra Duro is blessed with a largest wheelbase, 1290mm, and largest fuel tank in the class. Its four stroke engine of the machine belts out 8 bhp of maximum power at 7,000 rpm while it produces maximum torque of 9 Nm at 5,500 rpm. The claimed top speed is 80 kmph.

The Mahindra Duro sports self and kick start option. It is available in nice six shades which are generally found on cars only. The company tried its best to make it a completely different machine than Mahindra Rodeo. The scooter has speed, power, storage space, finest battery, long wheelbase, good looking dashboard and so on.

Mahindra Duro Designing

As far as overall dimensions are concerned, Mahindra Duro scores over the Rodeo. The overall length of the scooter is 1819mm, height-1076mm and width is 740mm. It has 155mm of ground clearance. The seat height of the Mahindra Duro is more than Rodeo. It has got 770mm of saddle height as against 760mm of Rodeo. Kerb weight of Duro is 105 kg.

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The size of rear and front tyres in Mahindra Rodeo and Mahindra Duro is same but wheelbase is different. The wheelbase is 1290mm in Mahindra Duro while Rodeo has 1245mm of wheelbase.

The specifications of both the tyres are 3.5X10 inch. However, ten inch tyres are good enough for this kind of gearless scooter. The tyres and wheelbase help the vehicle to grip road with ease.

Mahindra Duro has a very macho looks and eye-catching and different colour options make it more sought after. The front face houses long sized turn indicators seem like wolf's eye, horn rimmed headlight, rear view mirrors, front mudguard and handlebars. Apart from these, Mahindra Duro logo and Mahindra Duro sticker and graphics are pasted at the front side of the scooter. The headlight of the vehicle is very special, Horn rimmed, with clear vision. This time, the rear view mirrors are not in body colour as it was there in Mahindra Rodeo. Although rear garb rails are in very body colour.

The instrument cluster of the machine is not a digital one but analogue. The conventional dashboard comprised of fuel gauge, speedometer, odometer, upper beam indicator and indicators lights. The background colour of the console is white that gives a cool look to it.

The seat for riders is bigger than Rodeo's and promise better and comfort seating. However, there is no mobile charger socket in Mahindra Duro which is common in each and every scooter launched nowadays. You need to raise your seat to refilling for the petrol tank is fitted under the seat in Mahindra Duro. The scooter is light weighted and saddle height is low that allow the rider to control the scooter in a better way.

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Mahindra Duro, the sibling of Mahindra Rodeo, comes with great cosmetic and comfort features. The seating arrangements of the scooter is made with keeping comfort in mind only. Both the seat for pillion and rider are wide and comfy.

Enough legroom is left in Mahindra Duro for better placement of leg and bag holder is there for hanging bags. The seats are designed in a way that even after a long drive, you will not feel tiredness. However, taller riders may feel some difficulty when riding Mahindra Duro since their knee might touch the handlebars or front area.

In both the scooters of Mahindra including Mahindra Duro, enough storage space is provided under the seat which also make it a perfect family scooter. But due to under seat storage space, you can only have your big helmet inside and some small stuff. More space is carved in the front side under the handlebars. Here you can have you paper like items. Two lights are fitted in the underseat storage space of Mahindra Duro to allow you see clearly even in night time.

Mahindra Duro Engine And Performance

Contary to Mahindra Rodeo, Mahindra Duro houses under seat fuel tank that is largest in the segment. The maximum fuel capacity of the tank is around 6 litres with a reserve of 1 litre. The Mahindra Duro gives 45 kmpl of mileage in city traffic. But you need to get down form the scooter for refilling that is the case with other gearless scooters in India.

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Pick-up and acceleration is not a big concern in the Mahindra Duro as it is loaded with best power mill that churns good power and help to grow performance. With the help of its power engine, the vehicle managed to achieve a top speed of 80 kmph.The Mahindra Duro is capable enough to cover 0-60kmph in just 12.1 seconds.

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Mahindra Duro and Mahindra Rodeo are equipped with the same engine which powers the Mahindra Flyte. It is a four stroke engine with a displacement of 124.6cc. The powerful and already tested mill of the three scooters, Flyte, Rodeo and Mahindra Duro, belts out 8 bhp of power at 7,000 rpm and churns 9 Nm of peak torque at 5,500 rpm. The throttle response is mind blogging and never loss the flow in any speed. Mahindra can also be started by kick and electronically.

The Mahindra Duro sports supercharged battery that ensure instant starting of engine and clear lit up of headlight and turn indicators. Pick up and power is awesome in this scooter if we compared it with others in the class. The Mahindra Duro looks like Mahindra Nova but left far behind in performance.

Mahindra Duro Braking And Handling

The Mahindra Duro is packed with most advanced safety and controlling features such as wide brakes and finest suspensions. For instant halting, 130mm of drum type brakes are installed in the Mahindra Duro. And for the vehicle like this, these brakes are good enough. Wide tyres and wheelbase help the Mahindra Duro to balance it in any speed. Here you need not to worry as its peak speed is only 80 kmph. However, go slow in bad weather and rough surface.

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Mahindra Duro is equipped with latest forks to give smoothest ride. The gearless scooter, Mahindra Duro, sports telescopic shock absorbers at front and hydraulic type fork at the rear end. Suspensions work efficiently when jerks come across while the cushion like seat reduce the weight of jolts. Both the forks add to the comfort and let's you enjoy city and highway riding as well.

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Mahindra Duro Colors

The power scooter, Mahindra Duro has various colour options such as Golden Beige, Pearl White , Fiery Black , Mystique Grey , Cappuccino Brown and Majestic Maroon . You can see these body colours on front mudguard, rear grab bars, body panels and mask. But rear view mirrors and rear fender is not in body colour. Rest of the scooter possesses black treatment.

Mahindra Duro Pros

Lookwise, Mahindra Duro is as good as its higher end variant. Enough storage space, large wheelbase and widest fuel tank is a welcome note.

Mahindra Duro Cons

Mahindra Duro is not as good as Rodeo as it lacks digital console, front fuel filling and anti-theft key. Tall riders might feel discomfort due to less legroom and short distance of handlebars.